jonmphillips1974's "The History of Classical Greece and Rome"

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Books from the 5th century B.C.E. to the present covering topics on the history of Ancient Greece, the Hellenistic dynasties, and the Roman Empire.

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    The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
    by Robert Morkot
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    The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (Hist Atlas)
    by Chris Scarre
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    The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian
    by Robin Lane Fox
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    The Ancient Greeks
    by M. I. Finley
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    The Trojan War: A New History
    by Barry Strauss
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    The Histories, Revised (Penguin Classics)
    by Herodotus
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    The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives
    by Plutarch
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    Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World
    by Paul Cartledge
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    History of the Peloponnesian War
    by Thucydides
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    A History of My Times (Penguin Classics)
    by Xenophon
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    The Peloponnesian War
    by Donald Kagan
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    The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics)
    by Xenophon
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    The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
    by Arrian
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    The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
    by Quintus Curtius Rufus
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    Alexander the Great
    by Robin Lane Fox
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    Cleopatra - A Biography
    by Michael Grant
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    History of Rome
    by Michael Grant
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    The Makers of Rome: Nine Lives (Penguin Classics)
    by Plutarch
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    The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)
    by Polybius
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    The Civil Wars (Penguin Classics)
    by Appian
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    The Civil War of Caesar (Penguin Classics)
    by Julius Caesar
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    Fall of the Roman Republic (Penguin Classics)
    by Plutarch
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    Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
    by Tom Holland
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    Cicero: Selected Political Speeches (Penguin Classics)
    by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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    Cicero: Selected Letters (Penguin Classics)
    by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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    Selected Works (Penguin Classics)
    by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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    Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
    by Anthony Everitt
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    Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
    by Anthony Everitt
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    The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)
    by Suetonius
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    The Annals of Imperial Rome (Penguin Classics)
    by Tacitus
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    The Histories (Penguin Classics)
    by Tacitus
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    The Jewish War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)
    by Flavius Josephus
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    The Later Roman Empire: A.D. 354-378 (Penguin Classics)
    by Ammianus Marcellinus
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Created by jonmphillips1974 on May 27, 2007.
 

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jonmphillips1974

Additions — 3 years ago

The Jewish War by Josephus – includes much information about the Flavian dynasty

The Later Roman Empire by Ammianus Marcellinus – the surviving books of the last great Roman historian’s attempt to cover the period where Tacitus left off. It covers up to the battle of Adrianople, the first of a series of events which lead ultimately to the sack of Rome by the Goths in 410.

The Histories by Tacitus – A recount of AD 69, the year of four emperors, following the suicide of Nero.

Finally, I added two recently published books on Roman history: Rubicon by Tom Holland which tells the story of the final years of the Republic; and Augustus by Anthony Everitt who also wrote a biography of Cicero and has recently published a biography of the emperor Hadrian.

This brings the list to a tidy 50 volumes. I don’t plan on making any more changes/additions for some time.

Jan 03, 11:03PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

jonmphillips1974

Updates — 3 years ago

For the primary sources, I have decided to replace items on this list with editions from Penguin Classics which I prefer because of the quality of their translation, the copious notes, and the invaluable introductions/commentaries.

I also replaced the Modern library edition of the unabridged work of Gibbon with the Penguin Classics edition which, after some research, is the most highly rated.

Jan 03, 10:27PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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